Pangolins were one species group hitting the headlines at the recent IUCN World Conservation Congress (Hawai‘i, 1-10 September), where a motion was passed urging greater support for pangolin conservation. The Chinese and Sunda species are now listed as Critically Endangered, the Indian and Philippine pangolins as Endangered, and the four African species as Vulnerable. Since 2014, all eight pangolin species are classified as threatened with extinction on The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species TM. It is estimated that since 2000, more than 1 million pangolins have been traded illegally at the international level, which would make them the most trafficked wild mammal in the world. Poaching of pangolins for international wildlife trafficking is a major threat to the species. ![]() Their profile has grown enormously over the last five years thanks to efforts from pangolin range states, the IUCN SSC Pangolin Specialist Group and its members, and other countries and actors. ![]() Until recently, pangolins were little known, arguably forgotten species, receiving little conservation attention and investment.
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